That is all you can do. Last year in both RTTS's i took that far I had to wait until the MLB service passed and then I signed huge contracts with another team. Only to have them trade me anyway which sucked.
As for the advancement goals there is nothing you can do. Just try your best to accomplish them (yes.. quite annoying). That is why I play RTTS every year and end up just playing franchise. RTTS is fun, but in the end I want control.